Angel on My Shoulder

"With an angel on his shoulder...and the devil in his heart!"

Sep 20 1946 Approved 1h 40m
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.

Plot

Gangster Eddie Kagel is killed by a trusted lieutenant and finds himself in Harry Redmond Jr's special-effects Hell, where Nick/The Devil sees that he is an-exact double for a judge who Nick doesn't approve of. Eddie is agreeable to having his soul transferred to the judge's body, as it will give him a chance to avenge himself on his killer. But every action taken by Eddie (as the judge) results in good rather than evil and, to Nick's dismay, the reputation and influence of the judge is enhanced, rather than impaired by Eddie. And Eddie also falls in love with the judge's fiancée, Barbara. Even Eddie's planned revenge fails and Nick is forced to concede defeat. He returns to Hell, taking Eddie with him, after Eddie has extracted his promise that Nick will not molest the judge or Barbara in the future.

Written by

Harry Segall, Roland Kibbee

Directed by

Archie Mayo

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Premier Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,268
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA